org.jext

Interface Plugin

public interface Plugin

An interface which defines the basical behavior of a Jext plugin. A plugin MUST implement this.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	createMenuItems(JextFrame parent, java.util.Vector pluginsMenus, java.util.Vector pluginsMenuItems) Called by parent (instance of Jext) to requires menu items specific to the plugin.
void	createOptionPanes(OptionsDialog parent) Called by Jext when user request plugins options.
void	start() Called by Jext on startup to start plugin.
void	stop() Called by Jext on close to stop plugin activities.

Method Detail

createMenuItems

void createMenuItems(JextFrame parent,
                   java.util.Vector pluginsMenus,
                   java.util.Vector pluginsMenuItems)
                     throws java.lang.Throwable

Called by parent (instance of Jext) to requires menu items specific to the plugin. Menu items have to be added into the Vector pluginsMenuItems and submenus have to be added into the Vector pluginsMenu.

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable

createOptionPanes

void createOptionPanes(OptionsDialog parent)
                       throws java.lang.Throwable

Called by Jext when user request plugins options. Plugin has to add an AbstractOptionPane to the AbstractOptionsDialog parent.

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable

start

void start()
           throws java.lang.Throwable

Called by Jext on startup to start plugin.

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable

stop

void stop()
          throws java.lang.Throwable

Called by Jext on close to stop plugin activities. This is called, in the background mode, only when the JVM exits completely, differently from the JextEvent.KILLING_JEXT event. See its docs for a discussion of differencies.

Throws:

java.lang.Throwable